Kuilei Courageous Conversations
Kapi‘olani Community College is an extremely special place because we are named after Queen Julia Na-pela-kapu-o-Kakaʻe Kapi‘olani. The Queenʻs motto is Kūlia i ka Nu’u, Strive for your Highest, which can be felt through the words in our podcast. Kuilei Courageous Conversations hosted by Kapi‘olani Community College’s Kuilei Outreach Program is a series of talks and interviews around students success through the lens of our students, staff, and faculty. We will cover topics around our outstanding community of students and employees, the application process, how to finance college, and other exciting highlights that make Kapi‘olani Community College the place to Kūlia i ka nuʻu, strive for your highest. We truly appreciate the opportunity to share what we have to offer. Check us out at www.kapiolani.hawaii.edu. Mahalo.
Kuilei Courageous Conversations
Where Are They Now? All I Wanted To Do Was Learn! (Political Science Degree)
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Kapi‘olani Community College | Kuilei Outreach Program
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Season 11
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Episode 7
We are so excited to share with you all another amazing interview with a former Kapiʻolani CC student, Ms. Sofia Matias. She talks about coming from humble beginnings to traveling the globe. She credits her mom who provided the space and support to truly be her genuine self. Even after completing her Bachelorʻs degree in Political Science in 2021, she is still a life long learner. Her words of advice include to always be curious and to take risks and one of her many gems was "I donʻt know what I want to be but I know how I want to feel" when talking about her future self.
She also has a podcast called "The Wāhine Collective".
Please enjoy and share widely. Thank you so much for tuning in!
Original music by Jon Hashimoto